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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

BHAGIRATH LAL
INC· INC
INC 36.8%IND 27.3%4 others 35.8%
Votes
13,215
36.9% share
Winning margin
3,415
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.6%
of 53,821

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGIRATH LAL
INC
13,21536.9%
2
KESHO DASS
IND
9,80027.3%
3
OM PRAKASH
BJS
9,55526.6%
4
BIHARI LAL
IND
1,7264.8%
5
MELA RAM
IND
8332.3%
6
GADDU
IND
7372.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
26th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
27th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.9%IND 27.3%BJS 26.6%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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